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Name

Scientific name

Hoplisoma cochui

Described by

Authority Myers & Weitzman, Year 1954, Bracketed

Family

Callichthyidae

Common names

Barredtail Cory, C022

Photograph credits

All 1 credited

Summary

The barredtail cory, Hoplisoma cochui, long known as Corydoras cochui, is a small armoured catfish native to the upper rio Araguaia in cent…

Size and aquarium

Maximum size

35mm, standard length

Aquarium size

Not recorded

Water

Water conditions

Temperature 20–28°C, pH 6–7.5

Hardness

2–10dGH

Conductivity

Not recorded

Behaviour

Temperament

Peaceful

Social needs

A shoal or group

Community suitability

Community-safe

Where it lives

Countries, regions, rivers and lakes

Brazil, Araguaia

Writing

Etymology

Corydoras: from the Ancient Greek κόρυς (korus), meaning 'helmet', and δορά (dora), meaning 'skin, hide of an animal', in allusion to the rows of bony plates o…

Distribution

Native to the upper rio Araguaia, central Brazil. Type locality is given as 'Rio Araguay, Santa Maria Nova, Goyaz, Brazil', referrimg to the Araguaia in Goiás …

Habitat

Not written yet

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Aquarium size

Not written yet

Maintenance

Ideally use a substrate of fine sand, although rounded gravel is an acceptable alternative provided it's kept scrupulously clean. Other décor is largely down t…

Water conditions

Not written yet

Diet

Corydoras spp. are foraging omnivores and will accept most sinking dried foods, as well as small live and frozen varieties such as bloodworm, Tubifex, etc. Fee…

Behaviour and compatibility

Peaceful and gregarious. Should be maintained in a group of at least 4-6 individuals.

Sexual dimorphism

Not written yet

Reproduction

Not written yet

Notes

This small species can be told apart from the similar-looking congener Hoplisoma habrosum by possession of 4-5 (vs. 2-3) dark markings along the side of the bo…

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